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Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & A Good Trip Shane Mauss

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Shane Mauss. Originally from Wisconsin, Shane Mauss caught his first break when he was awarded ‘Best Stand-Up” at The HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in 2007.  This led to his TV debut and first of five appearances on Conan. Since that time he’s been on Jimmy Kimmel, Showtime, has had a Comedy Central Presents, a Netflix special ‘Mating Season’, and most recently released album inspired by breaking both of his feet in a hiking mishap called ‘My Big Break’ which spent time at #1 on the comedy iTunes charts. 
Shane has also been getting a lot of attention as a popular guest on podcasts such as You Made It Weird, Bertcast, WTF, Duncan Trussell’s Family Hour, TOFOP, Crabfeast, Never Not Funny, Keith and The Girl and last year he started traveling around the country interviewing scientists about the meanings of life for his own podcast “Here We Are” which has a 5 star rating on iTunes.

Tiny Giant Losses - Infant Loss Interview w/ April Boyd + More!

In Episode 12 of the Tiny Giant Losses podcast, we discuss the science and stats of infant loss, review the film "Losing Layla" by Vanessa Gorman and interview April Boyd of the Love & Loss Project.
April Boyd is a private practice MSW therapist, creator of the Baby Loss Survival Guide, and founder of the Love & Loss Project, an online comfort & inspiration station for women who have experienced the loss of a baby, pregnancy or child.  April is committed to turning the tragedy of her daughter’s life story into a love story by living her own life as brightly as possible and helping others to do the same.  When she is not doing the work she loves to do, you might find her on the top of a paddleboard or on the side of a mountain with her partner & her six pound Yorkie Sasha.  You can get her free self-care kit and connect with her at lovelossproject.com.
In the episode, Lindsey mentions a reproductive loss support guide PDF for friends and family. You can access it here.
If you'd like to subscribe to receive more resources through Tiny Giant Losses, you can do so through Patreon.

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Womb of Light Bethany Webster

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Bethany Webster.  Bethany Webster is a writer, transformational coach, international speaker and what you could call a midwife of the heart. Her work is focused on helping women heal the "mother wound" so that they can step into their full feminine power and potential. In addition to writing and teaching internationally, Bethany offers online courses and a private coaching program for women leaders who desire to take a quantum leap in their leadership. Her website is womboflight.com
this episode Q&A includes:
• menopause- be content being uncomfortable- don't go to the doctor, the doctor has been trained to give you drugs..
• gum recession- when it comes to dentistry, science is really our friend, dental health in childhood and using yarrow tincture
• infusion of plantain used as an adaptogen..
• how to use lemon when there are lots..
• horsetail infusion used for mold..
• you need to use herbs with chemotherapy to make the treatment more effective..
• mountain ash- Rowan planted as a protector..
• thyroid lympectomy..
• herbs to support in stopping alcohol addiction..

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Chumpi Illumination Eleanora Amendolara

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Eleanora Amendola. Master healer, teacher, and alchemist Eleanora Amendolara is the creator of the pioneering healing system, Chumpi Illumination and a leading Health Kinesiology instructor. She trains students at Sacred Center Mystery School in Warwick, NY and at other locations across the country. Individual healing sessions are available in Warwick, Brooklyn, and New York City. www.sacredcenter.net
this episode Q&A includes:
• bio-identical hormones- you cannot count on what you're getting from them- highly unregulated..
• very difficult for women to improve bone mass without dairy in the diet..
• affirmations cut to the heart of the situation- are you beliefs worth standing up for? 
• feet relate to every other part of the body- reflexology- energetic and electric connections..
• cleavers to move lymphatic tissue- infusion and/or tincture..
• endometriosis- what is it? nettle infusion, liver, yellow dock tincture and decoction to raise iron level.. recommendations for pain relief..
• hair loss- hormonally demanding state of pregnancy and menopause- stinging nettle infusion and he shou wu..
• easing the grieving heart- passion flower, california poppy, motherwort- grief is always an opportunity to let more love in..
• veganism...
• transforming depression to action and passion..
 

Tiny Giant Losses - Interview w/ Grief Therapist Nathalie Himmelrich

In this week's episode of Tiny Giant Losses, we share a breathing exercise, share an overview of The Six Steps of Healing, interview Nathalie Himmelrich (grief therapist and author of “Grieving Parents: Surviving Loss as a Couple”) and review the child loss film “Rabbit Hole” starring Nicole Kidman.
Nathalie Himmelrich's professional background is as a relationship coach and grief recovery expert, helping people find their way back to a life of joy, laughter and happiness. Nathalie has had three pregnancies and given birth to identical twin girls, one she holds hands with in life and one she holds in her heart forever. Needless to say she is experienced with loss. She now lives in Zurich, Switzerland after having lived abroad in Singapore and Australia. For additional information, please visit www.nathaliehimmelrich.com.
Note: This is not a call-in episode.

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & MycoMeditations Eric Osborne

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview Eric Osborne. Eric Osborne is an experienced mushroom cultivator, formerly owner of Magnificent Mushrooms gourmet mushroom company.  Eric has a Master's Degree in Education, is a father of two and founder of PLEDG (Psychedelic Liberation Education Discipline and Guidance) and MycoMeditations, a Jamaica based Psilocybin retreat and Psychedelic Wellness Center.  Eric has seventeen years experience in the cultivation of mushrooms and was the first individual to be certified by the State of Indiana as a 'Wild Mushroom Expert'.
this episode Q&A includes:
• pick 8 adaptogens a year to work with for 6 weeks at a time.
• the art of being an herbalist..
• sinus infection congestion- anti infectives, marshmallow and linden infusions, water bath acupuncture..
• pacific botanicals has astragalus grown in the USA..
• codonopsis as infusion and tincture- infusion uses more herb/more benefit..
• salivary gland cancer- adaptogenic herbs, nourishing herbal infusions, avoid supplements especially antioxidants and eat mostly cooked foods..
• sprouts get a nutrition score of 7, cooked kale gets a nutrition score of 1000..
• urinary and prostate issues- saw palmetto berry- most effective in tincture form..
• inflammation in blood vessels- nourishing herbal infusions are all anti inflammatory, meditation..
• cholesterol- show me a study that shows cholesterol lowering drugs are beneficial- be an active participant in your health..

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Circles of Healing Wendy Hammarstrom

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions follwed by a 30 minute interview with Wendy Hammarstrom. After studying art, dance and theater in Philadelphia in the 1970s, and receiving a BFA in Dance from Temple University in 1978, Wendy and her husband turned their East Oak Lane home into Innerworks Center for bodywork and movement classes. At the same time, Wendy also founded Agape Dancers, a modern dance troupe whose choreography included images from nature, yoga and martial arts. Since moving to California she has taught massage therapy, yoga and mandala art, written for a variety of newspapers, and completed her book, Circles of Healing.  She has been blessed with a wonderful daughter, Marina Braff, and has shared her home with a multitude of animals. 
Wendy continues to see massage and yoga therapy clients in North County San Diego and the Inland Valley. Website: www.circlesofhealingbook1.com and email: Innerworks1@aol.com
this episode Q&A includes:
• check out Susun's new course on adaptogens..
• saw palmetto berries work best out of a tincture- how to make your own using dried berries..
• there are some berries and roots that can be used dries to make tinctures, but in general fresh herbs are used to make tinctures..
• nourishing herbal infusions can be considered American adaptogens..
• 'Healing Wise' covers the three traditions of healing..
• grieving blurry eyes- cooked brightly colored foods, witch hazel and chickweed..
• numbness and tingleing in arm- hypericum..
• natural birth control...
• flaws in the heart and using hawthorn, motherwort and passionflower for different issues..
• bedwetting and cornsilk infusion..

Tiny Giant Losses - Pregnancy After Loss Interview w/ Valerie Meek + More!

In Episode 11 of the Tiny Giant Losses podcast, we share studies on and healing approaches for pregnancy after loss, review "The Gifts of Imperfection" by Brené Brown and interview Valerie Meek of Pregnancy After Loss Support.
Valerie Meek is the Operations Director for Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS), a writer, mama, wife and crafter. She lives in a Boston suburb with her husband, daughter, and Sato rescue dog. She became a mama when her son Patrick was born still at 20 weeks in April of 2014. Grappling with her loss and finding hope to get pregnant again led her to Pregnancy After Loss Support where she shared her trying to conceive and pregnancy after loss journey as a monthly contributor, then joined founder Lindsey Henke in expanding PALS reach and services as the Operations Director. She gave birth to her baby born after loss—her daughter, "Stitch"—in February 2016. Valerie also writes about her family life and crafty endeavors at her blog Meek Manor.
In the episode, Lindsey mentions a reproductive loss support guide PDF for friends and family. You can access it here.
If you'd like to subscribe to receive more resources through Tiny Giant Losses, you can do so through Patreon.

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Gentle Birth Dr Sarah Buckley

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Dr Sarah Buckley. Dr Sarah Buckley is a family physician (GP), trained in GP-obstetrics. She is the author of the internationally best-selling book Gentle Birth. Gentle Mothering and the scientific report Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing, published with Childbirth Connection (US) in 2015. 
Sarah’s work supports parents and professionals to be well informed, to listen to their hearts and instincts, and to acknowledge the rightful place of parents as the real experts in their bodies, babies and families.
Sarah is currently combines mothering her four children with her work as a writer and lecturer on pregnancy, birth and parenting. She is also a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland. See www.sarahbuckley.com and www.gentlenaturalbirth.com
this episode Q&A includes:
• adaptogens- non toxic, nonspecific and normalizing..
• codonopsis- healer of the intestines and stomach..
• treating ongoing infection and possibility of STD..
• no product approach to dental health and using yarrow tincture to brush with..
• white pine vinegar and using other species..
• persistent cervical dysplasia- vegetarian diet- need to eat red meat to be healthy..
• no disease from excess mucous, pleanty of disease caused by lack of mucous... 
 
 
 

Ask Herbal Health Expert Susun Weed & Natural Medicine Dr Aviva Romm

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with Dr Aviva Romm. Referred to as “the face of natural medicine in the 21st century by Prevention Magazine” and named one of the 100 Women to Watch in Wellness by Mind Body Green. A midwife, herbalist, and Yale-trained MD, Board Certified in Family Medicine with Obstetrics, as well as a graduate of Dr. Weil's Integrative Medicine Residency (University of Arizona), Dr. Romm is one of the nation’s leaders in botanical medicine and is the author of 7 books on natural medicine including her latest book The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution (Harper One, January 2017). She lives and practices medicine in western Massachusetts and New York City and is a nationally sought speaker, author, and consultant. 
this episode Q&A includes:
• infection after lumpectomy- echinacea root tincture 2-4 dropperfuls every hour until infection has passed, poultice of raw potato to draw out infection, linden infusion to counter inflammation..
• radiation in not a treatment for the cancer you have but the cancer you do have in the future..
• a lot of symptoms- anxiety, headaches, bladder issues- menopause changes every hormone in your body..
• violet infusion, nettle infusion and strong long brewed cornsilk tea to sooth the bladder..
• infusions are made by weight of herb- one ounce of herb per quart of infusion, not by volume of herb.. 
• hypericum perforatum tincture used to counter pain from muscle spasms..
• very confusing to live in a culture where drugs rain supreme.